Fostex VF160EX operation manual Midi Clock Sync System

Setting the VC-8 or D824mkII

1.Set the VC-8 or D824mkII so it outputs adat digital signals.

For more details refer to the VC-8 or D824mkII User's Manual.

Setting "Digital In" on the VF160EX

1.Set the "Digital In" menu in the SETUP mode to "adat".

For more details refer to the SETUP mode on page 141.

REC Track and Master Fader settings

1.Press the [INPUT SEL] key.

Check to see that ch9-ch16 are set to “TRK (Track)”.

If there is any channel that is set to “IN (Input)” switch it to “TRK”.

2.Press the [DIRECT-REC TRK] key, so all tracks are

READY.

The REC track selected will appear on the display.

3.Press the [CH STATUS/CH SEL] key of ch1-ch16 so all tracks are READY.

Now the adat digital signals (ch1-ch8) from VC-8 (or D824mkII) are recorded on tracks 1-8 and the input signals from [INPUT] A to H are recorded on tracks 9-16.

4.Press the [EXIT/NO] key and return to the Normal Display.

If normal adat digital signals from VC-8 (or D824mkII) are

input into VF160EX, “ ” lights up on the Normal Display.

5.Set the master fader to "0".

Check adat signal and adjust monitor

1.Press the [RECORD] key.

All tracks go to the input monitor status.

If signals are input from the VC-8 (or D824mkII) in this state, the input level appears on the level meters 1-8.

To monitor the adat signals, turn the ch1-ch8 channel fader up to "0", and then turn up the [MON OUT] knob or

[PHONES] knob.

There is no need to adjust the REC level on the VF160EX. The channel fader procedures only adjust the monitor sound.

Setting the analog input signal setting

1.Set the channel fader of ch9 - ch16 to "0".

2.Adjust the input level with the [TRIM] for which each sound source is input.

Fine tune the input with the channel fader if necessary. The monitor sound can also be heard at this time.

Starting to record

1.To start recording, press the [PLAY] key while the [RECORD] key is depressed.

When recording starts, the adat digital signals from VC-8 (or D824mkII) are input along with the signal input of the analog sound source.

This allows recording of 8 analog signals (8 channels) and 8 adat digital signals (8 channels) for recording on 16 tracks at the same time.

MIDI Clock Sync System

By setting any desired meter at any desired point of the programmable tempo map contained in the VF160EX, and by output of a MIDI clock and song position pointer according to the setting, a hardware type MIDI sequencer can be synchronized as a MIDI clock slave. Consequently, in this system, the VF160EX will be the master and the MIDI sequencer the slave.

MIDI clock & song position ponter

MIDI IN

MIDI Sound Source

MIDI OUT

ST OUT L, R

1/9/A

4/12/D

5/13/E

INPUT

MON OUT

2/10/B

3/11/C

6/14/F

7/15/G

8/16/H

PHONES

BAL

UNBAL

INSERT

BAL

UNBAL

INSERT

L

R

MIDI IN MIDI OUT

MIDI Sequencer

TRIM

MON OUT

PHONES

LINE

MIC

LINE

MIC

LINE

MIC

LINE

MIC

LINE

MIC

LINE

MIC

LINE

MIC

LINE

MIC

0

10

0

10

PEAK

PEAK

PEAK

PEAK

PEAK

PEAK

PEAK

PEAK

1/9/A

2/10/B

3/11/C

4/12/D

5/13/E

6/14/F

7/15/G

8/16/H

CH STATUS/CH SEL

CH STATUS

ORANGE

INPUT

RED

REC

GREEN

PLAY

OFF

MUTE

RECALL

SCENE

STORE

CLEAR

DIRECT RCL

MAP

EFF EDIT

EFF1

EFF2

+6

+6

ACCESS

MUTE

MUTE

PHANTOM

0

0

EFF1/EFF2

EQ/COMP

HI-G/F/Q

PRE/POST

COMP

REC ASSIGN

BUSS

DIRECT

-10

-10

AUX1/AUX2

MID-G/F/Q

INPUT SEL

SOURCE

REC TRK

REC TRK

DISP SEL

PGM SEL

SETUP

INT

MIXDOWN

-20

-20

-30

-30

PRE/POST

AUTO RTN

TIME BASE

AUTO PUNCH

CLIPBOARD

A RTN

-40

-40

PAN

LO-G

START

IN

OUT

END

IN

ALIGN SEL

OUT

A PLAY

-50

-50

-60

-60

-∞

-∞

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

MARK

SCENE SEQ.

FADER

CH VIEW

HOLD/

STORE

EDIT

UNDO

VARI

LOCATE

SCRUB

CH PARAM EDIT

/REDO

PITCH

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

TRACK

CH STATUS/CH SEL CH STATUS ORANGE INPUT RED REC GREEN PLAY OFF MUTE

P.EDIT EVT MEM CD PLAY

RECORD STOP PLAY REWIND F FWD

									AUTO	CLIPBOARD PLAY	PREV	NEXT
									PUNCH	LOCATE ABS 0
+6				+6				+6		LOCATE REC END
0				0				0
									FADER
									ADJUST	EXIT/NO
-10				-10				-10
									LEVEL	EJECT
-20				-20					ADJUST
								-20
-30				-30						ENTER/YES
								-30
-40				-40				-40
-50				-50				-50
-60				-60				-60
-∞				-∞				-∞	SHIFT
												JOG
												SHUTTLE
9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	TRACK	MASTER
A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	INPUT

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